Daniel 3:24

God Delivers His Servants

3:24 Then King Nebuchadnezzar was startled and quickly got up. He said to his ministers, “Wasn’t it three men that we tied up and threw ¹  into ²  the fire?” They replied to the king, “For sure, O king.”

Daniel 4:36

4:36 At that time my sanity returned to me. I was restored ³  to the honor of my kingdom, and my splendor returned to me. My ministers and my nobles were seeking me out, and I was reinstated ⁴  over my kingdom. I became even greater than before.

Daniel 10:13

10:13 However, the prince of the kingdom of Persia was opposing me for twenty-one days. But ⁵  Michael, one of the leading princes, came to help me, because I was left there ⁶  with the kings of Persia.

Daniel 10:19

10:19 He said to me, “Don’t be afraid, you who are valued. ⁷  Peace be to you! Be strong! Be really strong!” When he spoke to me, I was strengthened. I said, “Sir, you may speak now, ⁸  for you have given me strength.”

Daniel 11:7

11:7 “There will arise in his ⁹  place one from her family line ¹⁰  who will come against their army and will enter the stronghold of the king of the north and will move against them successfully. ¹¹ 

Daniel 11:40

11:40 “At the time of the end the king of the south will attack ¹²  him. Then the king of the north will storm against him ¹³  with chariots, horsemen, and a large armada of ships. ¹⁴  He ¹⁵  will invade lands, passing through them like an overflowing river. ¹⁶ 

[3:24]  ¹ tn Aram “we threw…bound.”

[3:24]  ² tn Aram “into the midst of.”

[4:36]  ³ tc The translation reads הַדְרֵת (hadret, “I returned”) rather than the MT הַדְרִי (hadri, “my honor”); cf. Theodotion.

[4:36]  ⁴ tc The translation reads הָתְקְנֵת (hotqÿnet, “I was established”) rather than the MT הָתְקְנַת (hotqÿnat, “it was established”). As it stands, the MT makes no sense here.

[10:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “and behold.”

[10:13]  ⁶ tc The Greek version of Theodotion reads “I left him [i.e., Michael] there,” and this is followed by a number of English translations (cf. NAB, NRSV, NLT).

[10:19]  ⁷ tn Heb “treasured man.”

[10:19]  ⁸ tn Heb “my lord may speak.”

[11:7]  ⁹ sn The reference is to the king of Egypt.

[11:7]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the stock of her roots.”

[11:7]  sn The reference to one from her family line is probably to Berenice’s brother, Ptolemy III Euergetes (ca. 246-221 B.C.).

[11:7]  ¹¹ tn Heb “will deal with them and prevail.”

[11:40]  ¹² tn Heb “engage in thrusting.”

[11:40]  ¹³ tn The referent of the pronoun is most likely the king of the south, in which case the text describes the king of the north countering the attack of the king of the south.

[11:40]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “many ships.”

[11:40]  ¹⁵ tn This most likely refers to the king of the north who, in response to the aggression of the king of the south, launches an invasion of the southern regions.

[11:40]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “and will overflow and pass over.”